Lot of rumbling on Twitter that the Sacramento Kings are on the verge of finally being sold to Chris Hansen, the primary driving force behind a return of the NBA to Seattle, bringing an NHL team to town, and building a new arena.

If true, that guarantees the construction of a new arena with partial public funding in Seattle, which thereby also opens the door for the NHL to return, which Seattle is widely assumed to be with Quebec City as the top two spots the league's considering.

And, if true, we all know what that means..... a million Chris Hansen "sit over there" jokes every time a Seattle-based NHL team faces the Nashville Predators.

Da Bulls, baby. Da ****ing Bulls. Love this team. Deng was out and Butler steps up. Rose is going to be soon cleared for full contact. Things are going to get even more exciting for the Bulls. Awesome game. Pulled away from the Lakers at the end. No soup for you, LA. Welcome to the block party.

Lot of rumbling on Twitter that the Sacramento Kings are on the verge of finally being sold to Chris Hansen, the primary driving force behind a return of the NBA to Seattle, bringing an NHL team to town, and building a new arena.

If true, that guarantees the construction of a new arena with partial public funding in Seattle, which thereby also opens the door for the NHL to return, which Seattle is widely assumed to be with Quebec City as the top two spots the league's considering.

And, if true, we all know what that means..... a million Chris Hansen "sit over there" jokes every time a Seattle-based NHL team faces the Nashville Predators.

I never meant any harm to the good fans in Sacramento. I just really wanted my own NBA team and the Maloofs were selling.

Da Bulls, baby. Da ****ing Bulls. Love this team. Deng was out and Butler steps up. Rose is going to be soon cleared for full contact. Things are going to get even more exciting for the Bulls. Awesome game. Pulled away from the Lakers at the end. No soup for you, LA. Welcome to the block party.

Really satisfying game.

I said not too long ago (agreeing with someone else) that Butler probably isn't a good bet to be the future starting SF. Definitely rethinking that. Already a great defensive player, and his offense is looking better and better every game. Also a surprisingly good free throw shooter. They need to somehow get Butler some more minutes.

I said not too long ago (agreeing with someone else) that Butler probably isn't a good bet to be the future starting SF. Definitely rethinking that. Already a great defensive player, and his offense is looking better and better every game. Also a surprisingly good free throw shooter. They need to somehow get Butler some more minutes.

You just give him more minutes. The rotation changes during the playoffs. You make sure Deng is as fresh as possible come playoff time.

You just give him more minutes. The rotation changes during the playoffs. You make sure Deng is as fresh as possible come playoff time.

Sounds easy when put that way but Thibodeau is stubborn. And with a resume like the one he has as a HC, it's tough to say he's wrong to be.
Still, Thibs usually is so intent on keeping Deng out there because of his defensive versatility, and Butler has shown to be comparable in that respect (which is saying a lot). We'll see.

The Wolves color scheme is fantastic. So much better than the generic garbage everyone else has.

100% AGREED! Nice to see a team with some originality and some style. I was soo glad to see some of the NHL teams go back to their classic looks, Edmonton, Islanders, Flyers, all look SO much better then before. The Stars are next on the list, their current look is like a practice jersey, bring back the green and bring back the star.

Mike D'Antoni is a moron, he has taken one of the best 20 players in the NBA in Gasol and turned him into a waste. Gasol is one of the best low post players in the NBA but D'Antonis system doesn't allow for that? WHAT! That's like Dikta saying the Bears offense didn't call for Payton to run the ball, use your best players at their best position and to hell with your system.

Pau will get traded and whomever gets him will get a great player in the ultimate FU mode and he will kill for the rest of the year.

I am glad Seattle is getting a team back, should have never had it taken away, similar to Winnipeg, bad financial moves by the people in power and no new stadium and a good and loyal fan base lost their team.

The entire Lakers organization is a mess. They specifically go out and acquire Howard, arguably the best d-man in the league, and then they hire a coach whose defensive philosophy is, "What the **** is defense?"

I don't even follow the NBA and even I WTF'd at that news when it happened. And yeah, they're effectively flushing Gasol down the toilet, too, for no reason.

But hey, still love seeing high and mighty franchises in any sport suddenly getting a humbling taste of reality.